Narcissistic parenting in an insecure world : a history of parenting culture, 1920s to present / Harry Hendrick.
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TextPublisher: Bristol : Policy Press, 2016Description: ix, 326 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781447322566 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Parent and child -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Parenting -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Narcissism -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Family and Relationships | Family and RelationshipsDDC classification: 306.8'74'0904 Summary: In this provocative history of parenting, Harry Hendrick analyses the social and economic reasons behind parenting trends. He shows how broader social changes, including neoliberalism, feminism, the collapse of the social-democratic ideal and the 'new behaviourism', have led to the rise of the anxious and narcissistic parent.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
In this provocative history of parenting, Harry Hendrick analyses the social and economic reasons behind parenting trends. He shows how broader social changes, including neoliberalism, feminism, the collapse of the social-democratic ideal and the 'new behaviourism', have led to the rise of the anxious and narcissistic parent.
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